Tagged: parenting life

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10 things that make me happy

It’s been hard to see through the fog of tiredness this week. I keep thinking about sleep, and all the administration things I have to do around my own life in the three hours...

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Drowning 

I know the exact moment when it happened. I stepped into the shower, turned the Taos and thought, ‘if I leave right now, I’ve an hour head start and they’ll never ever find me’ It...

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You will love her more than me

These were the words Roz threw at me a few weeks ago on the bus. We were on our way home from one of out trips, sitting snuggled up in the bus. I’d like...

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To make an end is to make a beginning….

And so we’ve arrived. It’s Sunday night, the night before Roz enters the river of structured and formal education and gets swept through it’s many twists and turns. She’s in the bathroom right now,...

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Oh, the places she will go!

Today my little baby, who was no more than a mewling, pooping babe in my arms four years ago, finished preschool. It was very emotional. Remembering her first week last October when she cried...

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Here there be Dragons! Netflix party

Did I tell you how excited I was? I probably didn’t. Well, I was excited. In fairness Roz was excited too, but I’d say I was more excited than she was. I got a...

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Girls can be cool too, right?

I’ll set the scene for you. It was Sunday morning. We were in Lidl, in the middle isle where they usually have their toys and cookware and clothing and other items that you can...

One night out… 3

One night out…

I have never been more grateful of having a sister not only living in Ireland, but also living in Dublin and onlya short drive away. One the bus home Thursday, I happened to see...